I respect Ted Turner for being really into colorizing films, a bizarre process that everybody hated, and that he tried to do it to Citizen Kane but Orson Welles was like “please don’t let him take crayons to my movie” youtu.be/JI5qy9Zoh_0
Colorized 'Citizen Kane' scene
YouTube video by Ray Kelly / WELLESNET
youtu.be
May 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I respect Ted Turner for being really into colorizing films, a bizarre process that everybody hated, and that he tried to do it to Citizen Kane but Orson Welles was like “please don’t let him take crayons to my movie” youtu.be/JI5qy9Zoh_0
“People think I live in the past. No, I live in the present. I just vacation in the past.” Here's a lovely tribute to the late Michael Schlesinger, at Wellesnet.
January 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“People think I live in the past. No, I live in the present. I just vacation in the past.” Here's a lovely tribute to the late Michael Schlesinger, at Wellesnet.
In honor of Orson Welles' birthday, here's an obscure (and wonderful) TV pilot he wrote and directed, THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH. (Produced by Desi Arnaz.) This was supposed to be the first episode of a Wellesian anthology series.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKjt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKjt...
The Fountain of Youth Orson Welles, 1958
YouTube video by Ray Kelly / WELLESNET
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May 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
In honor of Orson Welles' birthday, here's an obscure (and wonderful) TV pilot he wrote and directed, THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH. (Produced by Desi Arnaz.) This was supposed to be the first episode of a Wellesian anthology series.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKjt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKjt...
It's Orson Welles' birthday. My favorite Welles film is CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT, but I'm inordinately fond of this TV pilot he did in the 1950s for a potential anthology series (produced by Desi Arnaz!)...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKjt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKjt...
The Fountain of Youth Orson Welles, 1958
YouTube video by Ray Kelly / WELLESNET
www.youtube.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It's Orson Welles' birthday. My favorite Welles film is CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT, but I'm inordinately fond of this TV pilot he did in the 1950s for a potential anthology series (produced by Desi Arnaz!)...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKjt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKjt...
From Wellesnet: "Thrilled to introduce a webpage dedicated to the lost, longer cut of Orson Welles’ THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS. The new page features a screenplay-style format of the 131-minute edit, as well as a PDF of the RKO cutting continuity... " #FilmSky
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wellesnet.com/cutting-cont...
Magnificent Ambersons continuity • Wellesnet
The March 12, 1942 cutting continuity of Orson Welles' lost, longer cut of "The Magnificent Ambersons."
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May 17, 2026 at 4:59 PM
From Wellesnet: "Thrilled to introduce a webpage dedicated to the lost, longer cut of Orson Welles’ THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS. The new page features a screenplay-style format of the 131-minute edit, as well as a PDF of the RKO cutting continuity... " #FilmSky
wellesnet.com/cutting-cont...
wellesnet.com/cutting-cont...
BOTD Eartha Kitt!! Remarkable woman of astonishing bravery [hounded by CIA after lecturing LBJ on VN: nyti.ms/1LtWnHV ]
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January 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
BOTD Eartha Kitt!! Remarkable woman of astonishing bravery [hounded by CIA after lecturing LBJ on VN: nyti.ms/1LtWnHV ]
And Welles affiliate
More:
@grzegster.bsky.social: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Fran Tirado: www.vice.com/en/article/t...
WellesNet: www.wellesnet.com/evening-orso...
And Welles affiliate
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@grzegster.bsky.social: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Fran Tirado: www.vice.com/en/article/t...
WellesNet: www.wellesnet.com/evening-orso...
From Wellesnet: "British television archivist and historian Ray Langstone alerted us to an upgraded version of the 1953 Omnibus television production of King Lear on YouTube..." #OrsonWelles
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Watch remastered 'King Lear' starring Orson Welles
The remastered "King Lear" is on YouTube
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February 15, 2026 at 5:57 PM
From Wellesnet: "British television archivist and historian Ray Langstone alerted us to an upgraded version of the 1953 Omnibus television production of King Lear on YouTube..." #OrsonWelles
wellesnet.com/remastered-k...
wellesnet.com/remastered-k...
Found this clip of Welles speaking from a Dublin stage, would guess it’s the Gate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD_2...
Orson Welles on stage in Dublin - 1960
YouTube video by Ray Kelly / WELLESNET
www.youtube.com
May 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Found this clip of Welles speaking from a Dublin stage, would guess it’s the Gate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD_2...
BOTD DP Gregg Toland!! Deep focus maestro's films incl Grapes of Wrath & Voyage Home (Ford) Best Years (Wyler) Kane (Welles)
Ford & Welles share title cards
More:
American Cinematographer: theasc.com/articles/gre...
Wellesnet: wellesnet.com/gregg-toland...
Ford & Welles share title cards
More:
American Cinematographer: theasc.com/articles/gre...
Wellesnet: wellesnet.com/gregg-toland...
Gregg Toland, ASC — An Enduring Legacy
An in-depth look at one of the most influential filmmakers of all time — a true ASC great who elevated the art and craft of cinematography.
theasc.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
BOTD DP Gregg Toland!! Deep focus maestro's films incl Grapes of Wrath & Voyage Home (Ford) Best Years (Wyler) Kane (Welles)
Ford & Welles share title cards
More:
American Cinematographer: theasc.com/articles/gre...
Wellesnet: wellesnet.com/gregg-toland...
Ford & Welles share title cards
More:
American Cinematographer: theasc.com/articles/gre...
Wellesnet: wellesnet.com/gregg-toland...
Never forget: Orson Welles on Moonlighting
Orson Welles "Moonlighting" intro 1985
YouTube video by Ray Kelly / WELLESNET
youtu.be
May 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Never forget: Orson Welles on Moonlighting
I found a link! wellesnet.com/touch_memo1....
Wellesnet: Touch of Evil - The Welles/Universal Memo
wellesnet.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I found a link! wellesnet.com/touch_memo1....
Been a longtime since I had a TV night as good as back to back Chair Company Ep 7 and Orson Welles’ Fountain of Youth (a pilot for an anthology series.) Can you imagine a world where they were multiple seasons of this show? youtu.be/pKjtLOOBqgk
The Fountain of Youth Orson Welles, 1958
YouTube video by Ray Kelly / WELLESNET
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Been a longtime since I had a TV night as good as back to back Chair Company Ep 7 and Orson Welles’ Fountain of Youth (a pilot for an anthology series.) Can you imagine a world where they were multiple seasons of this show? youtu.be/pKjtLOOBqgk
From Wellesnet - wellesnet.com/don-quixote-... #FilmSky
'Don Quixote' at Cineteca Nazionale — First Reels
The first reels of the "Don Quixote" negative have been inspected.
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September 2, 2026 at 10:50 AM
From Wellesnet - wellesnet.com/don-quixote-... #FilmSky
BOTD Susan Strasberg!
Ran w/the New Hollywood crowd: The Trip w/Peter Fonda & Bruce Dern (D Corman/W Jack) & Psych-Out (Rush) w/Jack, Bruce & Stockwell
Nice turn in Welles' Other Side/Wind (pic)
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Wellesnet: wellesnet.com/john-huston-...
1980 NYT Feature: www.nytimes.com/1980/04/27/a...
Ran w/the New Hollywood crowd: The Trip w/Peter Fonda & Bruce Dern (D Corman/W Jack) & Psych-Out (Rush) w/Jack, Bruce & Stockwell
Nice turn in Welles' Other Side/Wind (pic)
More:
Wellesnet: wellesnet.com/john-huston-...
1980 NYT Feature: www.nytimes.com/1980/04/27/a...
May 23, 2026 at 2:00 AM
BOTD Susan Strasberg!
Ran w/the New Hollywood crowd: The Trip w/Peter Fonda & Bruce Dern (D Corman/W Jack) & Psych-Out (Rush) w/Jack, Bruce & Stockwell
Nice turn in Welles' Other Side/Wind (pic)
More:
Wellesnet: wellesnet.com/john-huston-...
1980 NYT Feature: www.nytimes.com/1980/04/27/a...
Ran w/the New Hollywood crowd: The Trip w/Peter Fonda & Bruce Dern (D Corman/W Jack) & Psych-Out (Rush) w/Jack, Bruce & Stockwell
Nice turn in Welles' Other Side/Wind (pic)
More:
Wellesnet: wellesnet.com/john-huston-...
1980 NYT Feature: www.nytimes.com/1980/04/27/a...
Here recalling his stage appearance in Orson Welles' production of 'Moby-Dick Rehearsed' at the Duke of York's Theatre in 1955, the cast including Welles himself, Patrick McGoohan, Christopher Lee, Kenneth Williams, Joan Plowright, Gordon Jackson and Peter Sallis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehz8...
Kenneth Williams on Orson Welles and Moby Dick Rehearsed (1983)
YouTube video by Ray Kelly / WELLESNET
www.youtube.com
February 22, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Here recalling his stage appearance in Orson Welles' production of 'Moby-Dick Rehearsed' at the Duke of York's Theatre in 1955, the cast including Welles himself, Patrick McGoohan, Christopher Lee, Kenneth Williams, Joan Plowright, Gordon Jackson and Peter Sallis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehz8...
New from Wellesnet: "...Over the years, various documents regarding The Other Side of the Wind have been shared with Wellesnet. None may be as fascinating as this undated, 10-page typed missive in which Orson Welles explains its storyline and principal theme." #FilmSky
wellesnet.com/other-side-w...
wellesnet.com/other-side-w...
The Other Side of the Wind primer •
Orson Welles explains the themes and plot of "The Other Side of the Wind."
wellesnet.com
August 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
New from Wellesnet: "...Over the years, various documents regarding The Other Side of the Wind have been shared with Wellesnet. None may be as fascinating as this undated, 10-page typed missive in which Orson Welles explains its storyline and principal theme." #FilmSky
wellesnet.com/other-side-w...
wellesnet.com/other-side-w...
Forty years since the astonishing Orson Welles died. Thanks to Joseph McBride for the link to this documentary. youtu.be/ZK9myZTvJkA
Remembering Orson
YouTube video by Ray Kelly / WELLESNET
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Forty years since the astonishing Orson Welles died. Thanks to Joseph McBride for the link to this documentary. youtu.be/ZK9myZTvJkA
It’s like I’m Orson Welles pointing to his ‘Fountain of Youth’ in the 1970s and going “THAT’s what TV should’ve been, not this tripe!”
youtu.be/pKjtLOOBqgk?...
youtu.be/pKjtLOOBqgk?...
The Fountain of Youth Orson Welles, 1958
YouTube video by Ray Kelly / WELLESNET
youtu.be
August 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It’s like I’m Orson Welles pointing to his ‘Fountain of Youth’ in the 1970s and going “THAT’s what TV should’ve been, not this tripe!”
youtu.be/pKjtLOOBqgk?...
youtu.be/pKjtLOOBqgk?...
From Wellesnet: "Orson Welles’ Don Quixote: A Project of Reconstruction will be discussed by a panel of film scholars at Il Cinema Ritrovato in Italy on June 22..." #FilmSky
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wellesnet.com/don-quixote-...
Reconstructing Orson Welles' unfinished 'Don Quixote' to be discussed in Bologna
"Don Quixote" will be discussed by film scholars at Il Cinema Ritrovato in Italy.
wellesnet.com
June 10, 2026 at 10:56 AM
From Wellesnet: "Orson Welles’ Don Quixote: A Project of Reconstruction will be discussed by a panel of film scholars at Il Cinema Ritrovato in Italy on June 22..." #FilmSky
wellesnet.com/don-quixote-...
wellesnet.com/don-quixote-...
'Moby Dick Rehearsed' at the Duke of York Theatre in London in 1955. Written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles with a cast including Patrick McGoohan, Christopher Lee, Joan Plowright, Gordon Jackson and, er, Kenneth Williams. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehz8...
Kenneth Williams on Orson Welles and Moby Dick Rehearsed (1983)
YouTube video by Ray Kelly / WELLESNET
www.youtube.com
August 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
'Moby Dick Rehearsed' at the Duke of York Theatre in London in 1955. Written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles with a cast including Patrick McGoohan, Christopher Lee, Joan Plowright, Gordon Jackson and, er, Kenneth Williams. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehz8...
... Wellesnet also has news of Simon Callow's much delayed fourth volume of his Welles biography...
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Simon Callow explains Orson Welles Vol. 4 delay
Actor and author Simon Callow has been busy in the director's chair.
wellesnet.com
February 23, 2026 at 4:27 PM
... Wellesnet also has news of Simon Callow's much delayed fourth volume of his Welles biography...
wellesnet.com/simon-callow...
wellesnet.com/simon-callow...
Of Interest, via Wellesnet:
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Watch: 'Orson Welles Talks With Roger Hill' video
The hour-long "Orson Welles Talks With Roger Hill" was filmed in June 1978.
www.wellesnet.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Of Interest, via Wellesnet:
www.wellesnet.com/roger-hill-v...
www.wellesnet.com/roger-hill-v...
